re: Beef prices hit record highs; nationwide cattle inventory drops to lowest level in 70 yrs

Posted by el Gaucho

He/They

Member since Dec 2010

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Posted on 10/2/25 at 1:45 pm to redneck hippie

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Yep. This is our story. Dad is 78, been ranching his whole life, grandad also a big cattle rancher. We finally sold everything last month. First time in almost 100 years we haven’t had any cattle at the place. Dads just too old and the prices have never been higher

Lol you ain’t no hand baw? Weak

Posted by ragincajun03

Member since Nov 2007

27216 posts

Posted on 10/2/25 at 1:46 pm to fareplay

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The frick, I paid $8 for choice

Choice brisket for $8/lb?

Posted by slidingstop

Member since Jan 2025

1661 posts

Posted on 10/2/25 at 1:48 pm to LegendInMyMind

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Over the decades we have continually shifted from a more regional food supply to a national, and now more international one. We, as humans, are farther removed from our food sources than ever before in history. At the same time, we have been consolidating our food supply into the hands of a smaller and smaller group of corporations.

Along with that, we have the steady rise in land value that has contributed to the end of many multi-generational farming operations in favor of selling the land for development. Smaller, family owned and community-oriented farms are dying at a rapid pace. In its place we get a much more disconnected and disjointed food supply controlled by fewer and fewer people that operate with minimal input from local populations.

We also have a couple of generations of kids who no longer know or understand where their food comes from. They've seen so many anthropomorphized images of animals that they view food animals as more human than nutrition. Bring back the FFA and 4H programs and start teaching kids where we get beef and pork.

Posted by ned nederlander

Member since Dec 2012

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Posted on 10/2/25 at 2:23 pm to ragincajun03

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"Between inflation, rising costs and government red tape during the Biden administration, cattle farmers and ranchers have been stretched thin," said National Cattlemen's Beef Association CEO Colin Woodall.

That gosh darn Biden and all his red tape! Got to give it to foxnews for inserting a generic Biden regulation killed us and a trump will save us plug despite all evidence in the article to the contrary:

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The real issue here is the drought that happened a number of years ago, and Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, the Southeast lost all their grass, all their forage. And when that happens, you've got to liquidate cows, and that's what we've done," Martz said.

So drought

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Imports have been constrained by illnesses affecting cattle, with shipments of live cattle from Mexico suspended by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in May because of cases of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, affecting cattle closer to the U.S. border.

Plus a disease triggering trump era import controls

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Higher tariffs have also factored into higher beef prices hitting consumers at the checkout line, with beef from Brazil facing a 76% tariff and other beef-producing countries facing tariffs as well

Plus tariffs

Equals PotatoHead red tape!

Posted by BeauxNArreaux

Tennessee

Member since Jun 2016

795 posts

Posted on 10/2/25 at 2:44 pm to bad93ex

Caught wind of it and bought a half cow over the summer. I’m set on beef for a year

Posted by QuantraviousJefferso

Member since Sep 2025

190 posts

Posted on 10/2/25 at 3:23 pm to billjamin

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better for sheep but the coyotes and pigs make that impossible.

Pigs eat sheep alive? learn something new every day huh. I'd have a hard time not laughing seeing that.

This post was edited on 10/2/25 at 3:24 pm

Posted by CR4090

Member since Apr 2023

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Posted on 10/2/25 at 3:27 pm to ragincajun03

Good news.

Selling our last 6 of the year this weekend! $$$

Posted by WheyCheddar

Member since Aug 2024

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Posted on 10/2/25 at 3:31 pm to ragincajun03

Don’t worry Trump is all over this. Just as soon as he makes sure the 2 Broke Girls reboot is made only in Murica damnit

Posted by Gifman

Member since Jan 2021

16975 posts

Posted on 10/2/25 at 3:31 pm to ragincajun03

Eating steak these days is crazy. I rarely buy them anymore. Just not worth it

Posted by billjamin

Houston

Member since Jun 2019

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Posted on 10/2/25 at 3:50 pm to QuantraviousJefferso

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Pigs eat sheep alive? learn something new every day huh. I'd have a hard time not laughing seeing that.

Yeah those frickers will eat anything. I’ve seen one with a rattlesnake hanging out of its mouth.

Posted by northshorebamaman

Cochise County AZ

Member since Jul 2009

37402 posts

Posted on 10/2/25 at 4:17 pm to Jcorye1

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I've basically stopped buying beef, and ironically the price of meat drove me to finally get a hunting license and attend some classes/find people to hunt with.

I don't hunt so no idea how true it is, but a buddy that does told me “the most expensive meat you’ll ever eat is venison you hunt yourself.”

Posted by White Bear

AT WORK

Member since Jul 2014

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Posted on 10/2/25 at 4:21 pm to Gifman

So what’s the deal? Cattlemen are always and still broke even while selling cattles at all time high mkt prices, beefs at all time high retail.

Someone said “don’t mess with chicken”, a whole chicken is pushing $2/lb, cooked one the other night was $9.59. Going to have to start eating bones and all.

This post was edited on 10/2/25 at 4:23 pm

Posted by Fencepimp

Brusly

Member since Jun 2022

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Posted on 10/2/25 at 5:46 pm to bad93ex

Neighbor is making Bank. ROIis ridiculous this year